Famous people · Camp Douglas
20 famous people were born within 35 miles of Camp Douglas
Kurtwood Smith, born in New Lisbon, 6 mi away, is the closest. The list for Camp Douglas is empty for now. No town in Wisconsin lists more than Racine, with 85. After Racine, the next longest list in Wisconsin is Green Bay’s, with 57.
Born nearby
20
within 35 miles
Closest
6 mi
Kurtwood Smith
Best known
Kurtwood Smith
in 36 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Camp Douglas’ famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Camp Douglas
They were born in 6 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Anne Nicol Gaylor
1926–2015American atheist and campaigner for abortion rights
Tommy Thompson
born 194119th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services; 42nd Governor of Wisconsin
Irving Phillips
1904–2000American cartoonist, playwright, television scriptwriter, author, illustrator and educator
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Camp Douglas and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (7)
- Kurtwood Smith: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Thompson: Department of Health and Human Services., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orland Steen Loomis: "The Sheboygan Press" (Sheboygan, WI)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Emmet Sheridan: John E Sheridan (illustrator), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnny Sauter: Zach Catanzareti Photo, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelly Bires: Nascar fan mx, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Travis Sauter: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons